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Fishing Report As of Saturday, June 25th

As of Saturday, June 25th 

Big Thompson below Olympus Dam to Drake:

Water level is currently at 241 CFS, as of Saturday, June 25th. Water is clear and is fishing good, using Tungsten Micro Mayflies #14, Tungsten Princes #14, and Tungsten Pheasant Tails #16, trailed with RS2 #18, Flashback Pheasant Tails #18, Bat Wing Baetis #18, Rainbow Warrior #18, Mike's PHD orange or green #18, or the foam wing RS2 #20. Dry Flies to use are Elk Hair Caddis (tan) #16, Red Quill #18, trailing with RS2 #18 or emerging Baetis #18. Stone Fly Stimmies and PMDs are also starting to work well. Try a Royal Trude #16, Kauffman's Stone fly #16, or a Silhouette Dun #18.

Big Thompson below Drake:

Fishing good using Tungsten Prince Nymphs #14, Tungsten Micro Stonefly (gold) #16, or a Copper John #14, trailed with a Rainbow Warrior #18, Lightning Bug #18, or a Bat Wing #18. Dry Flies use a Royal Wulff #18, Schroeder's Parachute Hopper #14 or a Pearl Elk Hair Caddis #18.

Roaring River in RMNP:

Fishing is good and the water level is decreasing. Flies to use are a PMX #16, Schlotter's Foam Ant #18, HiVis Ant #14 trailed with a Copper-beaded Micro Mayfly #18 or a Crystal Hunchback Baetis #20, Epoxy Ant #16 or an Attractant #18.

Moraine Park and the Upper Big Thompson at Fern Lake Trailhead:

Fishing is good with the water level decreasing. Fishing best with a Pearl Elk Hair Caddis #18, PMX #16, Stone Fly Stimmies #16, trailed with Transparant #18, Copper-beaded Pheasant Tails #18 or #20, or an Attractant #18.

Glacier Creek:

Fishing good, using Elk Hair Caddis #18, Stone Fly Stimmies #16, Turcks Power Ant #16, trailed with a Transparant #18 or a Copper Micro Mayfly #18.

St. Vrain River in Wild Basin:

Fishing very good, using Para Stimulator #16, Rubber Legged Ant #16, trailed with a Copper Micro Mayfly #18 or an Attractant #16.

Lily Lake:

Fishing fair, using Scuds #18 (olive or orange) or Pheasant Tails #16 underneath.  Fishing very good in the evenings on dry flies: Orange Asher #16, Hair wing Adams #16 and small Callibaetis #16.

Mary's Lake:

Fishing is good, using pink and orange Power Bait. Also luck using Copper Kastmasters.

Lake Estes:

Fishing very good, using Orange Ashers #16 or #18, or a Prince Nymph #14 trailed with a #16 Pheasant Tail. Pink Power Bait, Salmon Eggs, or Super Duper Lures in gold or copper, or Gold Z-ray lures.  Fly and bubble set ups have been great near the power plant

Best Bet:

The St. Vrain River above Copeland Falls, off of the Wild Basin trail is fishing very good. See report above for flies.

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Lynn with a Nice Brown Trout on the Upper Big Thompson above Fern Lake Trailhead. 

This article was published on Saturday 24 June, 2006.


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